High current connector and socket connector thereof

Abstract

A high current connector and a socket connector of the high current connector are provided. The high current connector includes a first connector, a resilient electrical conductor and a second connector. The first connector includes an insertion slot. The resilient electrical conductor is received in the insertion slot and includes a resilient body, an insertion space formed inside the resilient body, and gaps arranged annularly on the resilient body. The second connector includes a conductive element inserted in the insertion space, the conductive element is electrically connected to the first connector through the resilient electrical conductor and is fixed in the insertion slot by means of stretchable configuration of the gaps. Accordingly, the resilient electrical conductor tightly fixes the conductive element to achieve reliable and safe connection and also improve contact quality.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A high current connector, comprising:
 a first connector including an insertion slot; 
 a resilient electrical conductor accommodated in the insertion slot, the resilient electrical conductor including a resilient body and an insertion space formed inside the resilient body, the resilient body including an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface opposite to the outer circumferential surface, and an axis coaxial with the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, wherein the outer circumferential surface or the inner circumferential surface is inclined with respect to the axis; and 
 a second connector including a conductive element inserted in the insertion space, the conductive element being electrically connected to the first connector through the resilient electrical conductor and being fixed in the insertion slot, 
 wherein the resilient body is a spiral spring, and a thickness of each coil of the spiral spring along a radial direction of each coil increases or decreases along an axial direction of the spiral spring, and 
 wherein the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the spiral spring fully contact an inner surface of the insertion slot and a whole outer surface of the conductive element, respectively. 
 
     
     
       2. The high current connector according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of gaps arranged annularly on the resilient body, each gap penetrating the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, the gaps being connected to form a spiral. 
     
     
       3. The high current connector according to  claim 1 , wherein a cross section of each coil is in a rectangular shape or in a circular shape. 
     
     
       4. The high current connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the insertion slot is of conical shape, and the resilient electrical conductor is of conical shape corresponding to the cone-shaped insertion slot. 
     
     
       5. The high current connector according to  claim 4 , wherein the insertion space is of cylindrical shape, and the conductive element is of cylindrical shape corresponding to the cylinder-shaped insertion space. 
     
     
       6. The high current connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the insertion slot is of cylindrical shape, and the resilient electrical conductor is of cylindrical shape corresponding to the cylinder-shaped insertion slot. 
     
     
       7. The high current connector according to  claim 6 , wherein the insertion space is of conical shape, and the conductive element is of conical shape corresponding to the cone-shaped insertion space. 
     
     
       8. The high current connector according to  claim 1 , wherein the resilient electrical conductor further includes a closed end at one end of the resilient body and an engagement portion on an outer edge of the other end of the resilient body opposite to the closed end. 
     
     
       9. The high current connector according to  claim 8 , wherein the first connector includes a recess corresponding to the engagement portion, so that the resilient electrical conductor is positioned in the insertion slot. 
     
     
       10. A socket connector, comprising:
 an insertion slot; and 
 a resilient electrical conductor accommodated inside the insertion slot, the resilient electrical conductor including a resilient body, an insertion space inside the resilient body, and an axis of the insertion slot coaxial with the insertion space, wherein the resilient body includes an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface opposite to the outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface are coaxial with the axis, and the outer circumferential surface or the inner circumferential surface is inclined with respect to the axis; 
 wherein the resilient body is a spiral spring, and a thickness of each coil of the spiral spring along a radial direction of each coil increases or decreases along an axial direction of the spiral spring, and 
 wherein the outer circumferential surface of the spiral spring fully contacts an inner surface of the insertion slot. 
 
     
     
       11. The socket connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the insertion slot is of conical shape, the resilient electrical conductor is of conical shape corresponding to the cone-shaped insertion slot, and the insertion space is of cylindrical shape. 
     
     
       12. The socket connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the insertion slot is of cylindrical shape, the resilient electrical conductor is of cylindrical shape corresponding to the cylinder-shaped insertion slot, and the insertion space is of conical shape.